Silly Little Country

More Unreasonable Accomodation

The National Post seems to be on a roll; this time it is John Ivinson's turn to give me the willies.

Quite how such a man was allowed to become a gatekeeper of Canada's refugee process beggars belief, although his contributions to the Liberal party provide one possible explanation.

Mr. Kenney said that a man with such extreme views, who had already been president of the CAF before he joined the IRB, would not make the cut today.

"Khaled Mouammar was a Liberal political appointee to the IRB, who I gather has deep links in that party. His appointment by the Liberals illustrates the ways in which they abused the IRB appointment process, which we have reformed," he said. Candidates for IRB appointment must now pass through a thorough vetting process conducted by the IRB administration, he added.

Let's hope Mr. Kenney is right, for all our sakes. It might not be a bad idea to dust off some of those old files and see who did get into the country while Mr. Mouammar worked at the IRB. Meantime, the 40 or so Arab groups that make up the CAF should take action to oust a leader who has brought their organization into disrepute.

posted by Alan Adamson @ 11:40 PM